Pick of the week!

Anime actionCine Darbar, the Embassy of Japan and Marwah Studios are presenting the 3rd Anime Convention. The three-day long event will have film screenings, anime workshops and competitions, such as character design to be held on the first day. It will also have panel discussions on the directions that this inherently Japanese art form is taking. The convention will also have cosplay, gaming competitions and a treasure hunt. Many shorts will also be screened.

Exploring mental etchingsShobha Bhatia, director, Gallerie Ganesha presents a solo show of etchings by the 25-year-old, Baroda-based Dushyant Patel. The show will feature 45 of his etchings. Says Bhatia: “Patel’s etchings attracted me because of their immensely beautiful graphic quality. It’s a complicated process but it’s also immensely interactive. Patel is also the recipient of the Arts Ananda Trust which was given to him after a nationwide search for young talent.” While etchings can be made on various metals, Patel has chosen to opt for zinc plates, using different techniques like line bite, aquatint, speed bite, deep etchings.

Shaped by his environmentSanjay Bhattacharya’s art has its foundations in the understanding that a visual image integrates perceptions of the world around one with one’s conception of their real essence. This present collection is full of spontaneity, as can be seen in the image of a young man taking a bath; an old man reminiscing in the afternoon sun; of ants foraging for grain; of a woman cooking in a makeshift village kitchen or of two rakes remembering past deeds with little remorse. In these works we see the immediate impact of the environment.

Jazz it upJus Jazz 2012 is a jazz-festival initiated by Jazz-Addicts – an association of serious jazz enthusiasts. The event is an endeavour to introduce the finest world-class mainstream and classical jazz to India. Featuring artistes from New Orleans, the mecca of jazz, the event is set in one of the most picturesque settings in the city. Jazz enthusiasts can look forward to virtuosos like Stephen Masakowski, Roland Guerin, Ashlin Parker, Sylivia Cuenca and Helen Sung. Proceeds from the concert evenings will be donated toward educating underpriveleged children.

The chord electricPerforming as part of the Delhi International Art Fair, Tritha Electric is a three-piece ethno-punk band, started in December 2011 by Paul and Tritha. Since then the band has performed all over India, France and Italy. The band’s debut album will release next month. Born in Kolkata, Tritha started training in North Indian classical music at the age of five, and never stopped, currently a student of Santanu Bandyopadhyay from the Bishnupur gharana.

7 pm, November 7, India Habitat Centre

Is it All in the head?Art Alive Gallery presents astute works of senior and eminent contemporary Indian artists who all, in unison are addressing a unified topic: heads and portraitures using significantly remarkable language that suggests intensity, depth and creativity. The show will incorporate works of artists in any media including portrayals of the human head. Works by Akbar Padamsee, Anjolie Ela Menon, FN Souza and Jogen Chowdhury, Krishen Khanna, Manu Parekh and Paresh Maity.

Adapting a folk art formIn the series of 45 canvases the Babita Biswas adapts the conventional two-colour schemes of Warli Folk Art to a multi-coloured palette. For the first time, the artist has experimented with the theme Geet Govindom in this art form. She has also further converted it into classical by expressing complex themes from mythology.